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George S. Boutwell. George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th Governor of Massachusetts, a Senator and Representative from Massachusetts and the first ...
George Sewall Boutwell (28 de Janeiro de 1818 – 27 de Fevereiro de 1905) foi um político, advogado e estadista americano de Massachusetts. Exerceu como Secretário do Tesouro sob a Presidência de Ulysses S. Grant, o 20º Governador de Massachusetts, Senador e Representante de Massachusetts e o primeiro Comissário das Finanças ...
Learn about George S. Boutwell, who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant. He improved the organization of the Department, reorganized the Mint, and blocked a gold market cornering scheme.
George Sewall Boutwell (born Jan. 28, 1818, Brookline, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 27, 1905, Groton, Mass.) was a leading Radical Republican during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. Boutwell worked as a clerk while teaching himself law and in 1842 was elected to the state legislature.
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Learn about the life and achievements of George S. Boutwell, a Republican politician who served as secretary of the treasury under Ulysses S. Grant and as a senator under Rutherford B. Hayes. Find out how he changed his party affiliation, fought for the Union, and opposed imperialism.
By 1872, two congressional investigations and one by the Treasury Office under Secretary George S. Boutwell looked into allegations of a corruption ring set up at the New York Custom House under two Grant collector appointments, Moses H. Grinnell and Thomas Murphy.
The collection contains correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of George S. Boutwell, a Republican politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. He served as a commissioner of internal revenue, a congressman, a senator, and a counsel for the French and American claims commission.
